Leesa's Advent
“In fact, they’re quite tasty—and very nutritious. They’re called kookiya.”
He reaches over my shoulder and grabs the handle of my machete, then leaps up into the trees, pulling my machete free from its sheath as he does so. He lands nimbly upon one of the lower branches, perhaps fifteen feet above us. With one swift slash of my blade, he cuts loose a half-dozen of the fruit, which tumble to the ground in front of us. A second slash to his other side provides a similar harvest.
Kai jumps down. His bare feet scarcely make a sound as he alights beside me.
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